HES Afternoon Enrichment – it’s about Tennessee and music

The afternoon enrichment program for first and second grade students at HES has begun. Mrs. Robin Philpot is teaching about the state of Tennessee, its history, culture and people. Ms. Patricia Gaietto is preparing a musical comedy program you’ll have to hear to believe. Students spend two days each week with Ms. Gaietto and two days with Mrs. Philpot. In this photo some of the students were caught “hamming it up” in their “Read Me Week” finery.
 

HES celebrates “Read Me Week”

March 1-5 was “Read Me Week” at Haywood Elementary School. Everyone had a wonderful time celebrating the joy of reading. Students remembered what would have been “Dr. Seuss’s” 106 birthday on March 2 and that just added to the fun. The kids “took their hats off to reading,” “wiggled their toes in funny socks,” read “each other’s shirts” and had special readers. The students and staff really got into the spirit of the week on Friday when everyone dressed up as their favorite character from a book.
 

Firefighters visit Haywood Elementary

Mrs. Annette Hill’s second-grade class had Mr. Jeff Russell and Mr. Travis Young from the Brownsville Fire Department to visit recently. The story for the week was titled “Fire Fighter,” so it was a real treat to hear what the two firemen had to say about their jobs. The students learned about the many jobs of a fireman.
 

Mr. Ross visits HES students

Students in Mrs. Cheri Velotta’s class had a treat visiting with Mr. Willie Ross, veteran bus driver for Haywood County Schools. Mr. Ross was invited by his great-grandson, Kendall Bond, who was the Student of the Week in Mrs. Velotta’s class. Mr. Ross shared with the class about his education, his many occupations, and the changes he has seen over the years. Mr. Ross has been a Road Commissioner, a store owner and operator, and a bus driver in our county for 42 years. The students were very interested when he told them that he had been Mrs. Riddle’s bus driver! Mr. Ross is a very kind, gentle-hearted, industrious man who knows the value of education and hard work.
 

“Energized Guys” educate HES students

Students were both entertained and informed by “The Energized Guys” about ways to conserve energy and natural resources on February 25. Two actors from the National Theater for Children presented the program which was sponsored by TVA and the local power company. The students learned that it is easy to conserve energy by turning off computers, televisions, and lights when you leave your room or house and by parents turning down the water heater. The children were very attentive and seemed to really
enjoy the presentation.

Recycled Piggy Banks!

Wow! Did you see those great looking “Piggy Banks” the kids at HES made
out of recycled materials for Mrs. Bridget Dancy?

Slithery visitor fascinates students

Recently Haywood Elementary students had a very slithery guest visit our school. Ms. Kim Smythe, who works for the Tennessee Wildlife Federation, brought her King snake to visit in Ms. Clark’s classroom. Mrs. Coleman's children joined the group as everyone learned about the habitats and feeding habits of snakes. Some of the children were brave and actually touched the 8-year-old, 4-1/2 foot visitor.
 

Stacie Lefave named Haywood Elementary Teacher of the Year

Miss Stacie Lefave

Stacie Lefave was selected by her peers as the Haywood Elementary Teacher of the Year. She is currently in her sixth year of teaching in the Haywood County School System. She taught fourth grade one year and second grade for five years. Miss Stacie is a native of Brownsville and a graduate of Haywood High School.

She wanted to become a teacher because of the wonderful role models that she had growing up in the schools of Haywood County. Miss Stacie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Learning K-8 from The University of Tennessee-Martin. She is a member of TEA and of Alpha Gamma Delta Honorary Teacher Sorority. She was named Wal-Mart’s Teacher of the Year in 2008. Miss Stacie is the daughter of Marlen and Mary Lefave.

“It has been a pleasure working with Miss Lefave. Every time I walk into her classroom, her students are engaged in learning and enthusiasm fills the air,” Principal Tracy Riddle said. “She is always positive and ready to do anything I ask of her. We are very fortunate to have her at Haywood Elementary.”
 

HES fundraiser a great success

Everyone at Haywood Elementary says, “Thank you to everyone in the community for your support for our spring fundraiser!” The students were able to sell more than $6,500 worth of “cookie dough,” and the proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to purchase a Marqee sign to be placed in the front of the school building. This will better enable members of the community to stay informed of events at the school. Miss Elizabeth Lovell’s was the first-grade class that sold the most with more that $2,000 in sales, and Miss Britany Anderson’s class sold the most in second grade with a total of $1,158.50. Individual winners were Amanda Watson with $600 in sales, Luc Young with $471, Perry Woodland with $376 and Benjamin Naylor with $275. These four students are members of Mrs. Currie’s class, Miss. Lefave’ class, Miss Stanley’s class, and Mrs. Reagan’s class.
 

Students receive messages from around the world

Students in Miss Elizabeth Lovell’s first-grade eCLASS has been receiving postcards from around the world. Students asked friends and family to send postcards from different areas of the world. On the postcards, senders wrote three facts about their location. Once the postcard was received, the class discussed the three facts, located the place on a map, and researched other information about the destination.

Currently, the class has received postcards from 18 states and 15 countries. Some of the U.S. favorites include The Alamo (San Antonio, Texas), The Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, California), and Mount Rushmore (Keystone, South Dakota). One student even heard from her father who is stationed in Iraq!

“The kids have loved getting mail. This project has stirred up an excitement in learning about different places. We cannot wait to add to our list,” Miss Elizabeth said.
 

HE students begin100 Days projects

One of the most anticipated projects at HES is the yearly home/school project that students complete about the 100th day of School. Each child, with assistance from their family, makes a poster with 100 items to represent each day they have been in school. It was touching to see what one first grader choose as the subject for the “100 Days of School” project.

Winter Book Jam features Super Bowl … and super books

Everyone has the fever as the Super Bowl was fast approaching and that fact
was evident at Haywood Elementary on Wednesday, January 27. Students and staff members wore a sports jersey in support of the school’s winter Book Jam sponsored by the UT Extension office in Brownsville. The theme for this jam was “Super Book Jam” and you can tell from the smiling faces that the students had a
“super time!”
 

Haywood Elementary honors School Board members

Everyone at Haywood Elementary was so excited to have Haywood County School Board Chairman Mr. Harold Garrett and Vice-Chairman Mrs. Robbie Jarrett-King join them at morning meeting on January 27. January 25-29 was School Board Appreciation Week, and each child in each class signed a puzzle piece that was assembled on stage to create a banner that expressed the appreciation of Haywood Elementary students and staff for the Haywood County School Board. Mr. Garrett took the banner to the central office to be displayed so everyone will know how much Haywood Elementary appreciate each and every member of the school board. After morning meeting a light breakfast of fruit and pastries was served to the special guests.

 

Red, White and Blue … Snowmen!

Haywood Elementary School has a very patriotic group of snowmen that have come to visit. Don’t they look happy!
 

HE students receive Reading Wall of Fame recognition

Mrs. Bridgit Dancy presented certificates to students in recognition of those whose names were added to the “Reading Wall of Fame” at the Haywood Elementary Awards Program on January 22. Mrs. Hester’s class received a trophy for best class participation in utilizing the center.

HES students earn awards at ceremony

Haywood Elementary School held it’s third six weeks awards program on Friday, January 22. It was “come back home day” for our presenters. Mrs. Denise Pearson, who is currently serving as Special Services Diagnostician for Haywood County, was the guest presenter at the second-grade program in the morning. Mr. Jerry Smith, Executive Director of Federal Programs and Exceptional Children, was the guest presenter for the first-grade program in the afternoon. Mrs. Pearson taught at HES for 15 years before moving to her present position, and Mr. Smith was principal at HES for 20 years.

Mr. Stephen Mays, HES assistant principal, presented the Character Awards at the program. The trait for the six weeks had been “Citizenship” and everyone was very proud of our winners!

Mr. Michael Banks was the Rotary Club representative who awarded a bicycle
to a very lucky first grader who had achieved perfect attendance. Thank you, Rotary Club, for your continued support of our students and school.